[quote=“acearle”][quote=“Mr He”]Try a kerosene heater. They are cheap, and they will set your arse on fire. They rocks and are a reason to that I feel that this winter has been so much more bearable than the other winters I have experienced here.
A wood-burning tent stove can be yours for US$150, and it will be cheap to get here. You will need to build a flue yourself.[/quote]
Great idea, one has been offered to me…however, getting clean kerosene is a trick, and the question of where to store it. The stuff they sell in little bottles at gas stations is expensive 
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Clean paraffin? THe stuff I’ve been getting at CPC is fine. Pricewise, it costs NT$120 for 5 litres, NT$500 for 25 litres. That’s in the can. If you can find a petrol station that has it on pump (listed on the CPC website, apparently), its cheaper still. NT$5 per hour? I don’t think that’s expensive at all in terms of what you get.